Drew Estate's Deadwood line has really taken off in popularity over the last few years.  The line is an expression of the Natural, later Larutan, line, which uses varieties of tobacco which is more usually used in pipe tobacco. It's even cased like pipe tobacco, giving it a sweetness.  ..read more

I picked up some new-to-me cigars this week at a couple different shops.  I started out with the Ozgener Family Cigars Aramas in the A60 size.  Funny enough, when I bought this, along with a West Tampa Red, I was sure I was getting toros, but when I got home I noticed I picked out the 6" x 60 sizes in both.  Not a big deal, I like a 60 ring ..read more

I finished off the sampler of Panacea Classic line cigars I bought from them a couple weeks back.  I'm to understand there are a few shops that carry the Flatbed Cigar Co. line, but they mostly are selling direct via the website. I've placed a couple orders and both were easy transactions and the cigars came well packaged, presented well and in a timely manner.  ..read more

I smoked a few more Panacea cigars from Flatbed Cigar Co. this week.  I had bought a sampler when they signed up to advertise with me.  I subsequently bought a Green Label sampler and that transaction went as smoothly as the first.  Since Paul Bush, the owner of the company, wrote a note on the packing slip asking me to tell my friends, I'm doing just that.  ..read more

Here's some news from my friends at SmokinTabacco.com, it's time for their annual Cigar Family Charitable Foundation raffle.  Please read on , follow the links, and make a donation. The raffle goes live on Monday, April 24, 2024.  This is a great charity and the Tabaccos and their team have helped to raise a lot of money over the past couple years.  It is time once again for the fundraiser many of you have gotten so excited for, the 2024 Smokin Tabacco x CFCF Fundraiser. We are starting a littler later this year due to the timing of the PCA trade show. We felt it would be best t ..read more

For the last three weeks I've been smoking the Boneshaker cigars, this week I smoked a few Nestor Miranda Special Selection cigars from Miami Cigar & Co.  These have been around for along time, and it's been quite a while since I smoked one.  I don't think I've written about these here at all over the last 14+ years ..read more

This is the third and final instalment of the Boneshaker series.  JR Cigars sent these three 4-packs to me without prior warning, and it seemed like an interesting idea do a bit of a vertical tasting, I guess.  It was fun to try the same blends in different sizes, in some cases it made a big difference.   This week I smoked the Boneshaker Boneyard series ..read more

This is the second of a three part series on the Boneshaker line of cigars from JR Cigars. This time I went through the Boneshaker Full Body Cast range, which is offerent in the same sizes as the regular Boneshaker line, a 6" x 60 War Hammer, a 6" x 54 Maul, a 4½ x 60 Mace and the 5" x 56 Morning Star ..read more

This post, and the next couple that follow, are something a little bit different for me.  The folks at JR Cigars shared line samplers of three of their Boneshaker brand cigars, and I have been looking forward to trying them.  I started out with the Boneshaker line, what I assume is the original.  ..read more

I smoked a good variety of cigars this week, the next couple weeks will probably be featuring some retailer exclusive cigars, so I figured I'd mix it up.  I had picked up the Knuckle Sandwich 56 Maduro on a recent visit to the Wooden Indian, it was on the high side of what I like to spend, but I wanted to try it.  ..read more